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Universal Studios handout film still: DISCLOSURE DAY. Josh O'Connor is Dr. Daniel Kellner in DISCLOSURE DAY, directed by Steven Spielberg.

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The 4 must-watch science-fiction films of the year so far

The first six months of 2026 have produced four stand-out sci-fi movies – and they all have one thing in common, says Bethan Ackerley

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A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food

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The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026

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The best new science-fiction novels published in July 2026

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The book jacket of Slow Gods by Claire North

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Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

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SELSEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Workers from Chichester council clean spilt debris from a refrigeration container that fell from a tanker and washed ashore on the beach on December 10, 2025 in Selsey, England. A clean-up effort is underway to remove debris from England's southern coastline after sixteen containers carrying bananas and other fruit tipped off the Baltic Kipper cargo ship into the Solent strait between the Isle of Wight and British mainland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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The best sci-fi novel in 2026 so far – plus 6 other great reads

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An Infinity Mirrored Room

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A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate

A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity – and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes

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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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The best new science-fiction books of June 2026

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'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'

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The late Ian Watson's sci-fi The Embedding is intriguing – but dated

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